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Manchester United have raised the stakes in their battle to keep Wayne Rooney,
by boldly publicising his expected return to action next month.

Chelsea are weighing up a second bid for Rooney after having an initial offer
of £23 million, plus £2.5 million in add-ons, for the England striker — who
is recovering from a hamstring injury — rejected by United last week.

United are insistent that Rooney is not for sale and appeared to rule out the
prospect of the player leaving in the next fortnight by posting an image on
their official Twitter feed yesterday almost boasting about the player’s